Originally Posted by
Luton Anorak
D-BEBE arrived at Luton from Tel Aviv via Venice 26/3/70 where it had been on lease to Arkia since 16/11/67. The German registration was cancelled on 31/03/70 as sold abroad after a check 2 had just been carried out by Israel Aircraft Industries, and was allowed a ferry flight only as a complete overhaul was required. It departed to Blackpool for British Island Airways 23/10/70 still registered as D-BEBE (without a new permit to fly as such???)
Luton Anorak, thanks for filling in the gaps in the information. Having seen D-BEBE was still at LTN on 22/10/70, it came as a bit of a disappointment to find "another" ex-Bavaria Herald at Blackpool 4 days later was actually the same aircraft that had sat at LTN for 7 months.